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Cowboys LB DeMarcus Ware: ‘I could go full speed right now’

IRVING — Linebacker DeMarcus Ware was limited in practice for the second consecutive day with a sore hamstring.

It will not keep him from playing Sunday afternoon against Seattle. The training staff simply wants to manage his condition.

“I went through all of the drills and the stuff I needed to do,” Ware said after Thursday’s practice. “I could go full speed right now.

“I’ve never had this before. You’ve just got to let it heal, get your treatment and let it go away on its own.”

Ware pulled the hamstring during training camp and was limited in practice leading up to last week’s opener against the New York Giants. He responded with two sacks, one quarterback pressure and six tackles and was rewarded with the team’s first Hard Hat award, given by the coaches to the outstanding player of the game.

“Really, it’s about putting your hard hat on regardless of circumstance and going down there and doing your job,” coach Jason Garrett said. “We told them some stories about coal miners early on in training camp and what they do each and every day and how they get paid for what they do.

“DeMarcus Ware demonstrated that more than anybody in our win against the New York Giants.”